For years I have given my study
on the present day traditional Easter celebration in 3 parts. Today, I will condense into one article. You may request the full 3 parts at no
charge. Simply call and ask.

It must be said at the beginning
that Easter celebration with present day symbols is not supported by the
Bible. It must also be said that most preachers are afraid to approach the
subject and especially take a Biblical stand against this unscriptural tradition.

"Easter" appears once
in the Bible. In Acts 12:4 "Pascha" is translated "Easter".
However, Herod was not waiting until after the Passover to bring Peter before
the people. V3 gives the time frame: "then were the days
of unleavened bread." The days of unleavened bread followed
the Passover! (Mk.14:12; Lu.22:7; lCor5:7-8;) Numbers 28:16-17 says, "And
in the fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover of the LORD. And
in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened
bread be eaten."

Herod put Peter in prison after
the Passover during the days of unleavened bread. So, what Easter was he
waiting on? He evidently was waiting on the annual festival commemorating
the death and resurrection of Tammuz which was celebrated at about the same
time. Now watch this: Eostra, goddess of the spring, was celebrated at the
time of the Vernal Equinox. Easter, (Astarte, Ishtar) was brought into Christianity
by way of the Catholic Church. The New Catholic Encyclopedia says: "Most
Easter traditions originate from ancient rites connected with the spring
and summer fertility." It also refers to our common Easter customs
as "relics of the pagan past:' (1977 Ed.VoI.7 p.2053

There is an obvious absence
in Church History of an annual observance of the resurrection of Christ
until the 3rd. Century. The truth is, True Believers celebrate His resurrection
every Lord's Day!

The present day symbols used
in Easter celebrations are all connected to pagan celebrations. The Layman's
Bible Encyclopedia, 1964 Ed. pg.209 states about Easter in part, the annual
observance of Easter is a convergence of three traditions:

The Hebrew Passover...

The Christian commemoration
of the Crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus which took place at the feast
of the Passover

The Norse OSTRA OR EOSTRA
(FROM WHICH EASTER IS DERIVED) . A PAGAN FESTIVAL OF SPRING WHICH FELL
AT THE VERNAL EQUINOX, MARCH 21. PROMINENT SYMBOLS IN THIS CELEBRATION
OF THE RESURRECTION OF NATURE AFTER THE WINTER WERE, RABBITS, SIGNIFYING
FECUNDITY, AND EGGS, COLORED LIKE THE RAYS OF THE RETURNING SUN AND THE
NORTHERN LIGHTS, OR AURORA BOREALIS."

There are at least 5 reasons
Christians should not celebrate Easter with the Pagan symbols:

Easter celebration is thoroughly
idolatrous in origin.

The word "Easter"
is actually the proper name of a pagan god.

The popular Easter customs
are occult in nature.

The rites of Easter are borrowed
from paganism.

It is an unscriptural addition
to the Church and Bible truth.

Britannia says, "The
Puritans, who abhorred the Catholic ritual and the excesses which often
accompanied the observance of the Church festival, refused to celebrate
Easter." 1968 Ed. Vol. 7 pg.859